buying iPhone 6 full retail question

If I have Verizon can I buy a T-Mobile contract free iPhone 6 and get a sim card from Verizon and activate it and all functions work? Semms all the Verizon phones are never in stock near me. The reason I ask is because some threads say Verizon won't activate a non Verizon phone, and I don't have a nano sim card active. Thanks

It comes with a T-Mobile sim card that will activate the phone and it will be unlocked. I know because I bought the T-Mo version iPhone 6, got it out the box, turned it on with that sim in, activated then I put my AT&T sim in it and it worked.

You can't use an unlocked T Mobile device on Verizon because they are a CDMA network and all T Mobile devices are GSM.

The Verizon version of the iPhone 6 has dual network ability with both CDMA and GSM, that's why they will work on T Mobile and AT&T.

Bottom line is if your on the Verizon network, your going to have to buy a Verizon iPhone 6.

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Actually, Verizon network will work on any unlocked AT&T/T-mobile device. I've done it and it works. You have to have an active sim card. I happen to have a verizon ipad mini Retina with an active sim. I've inserted it on my att 6 plus and can confirm that it does work.

It is just that Verizon will not activate the new sim card since it's not registered to their network.

Just an FYI T-mo/ATT/Verizon 6/6 Plus (except Sprint) has the same A1549/A1522 model number.

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